• Following a recent decline, enrollment in culinary school has gone up in Los Angeles. [LATimes]
• 40% of all food produced in the U.S. ends up wasted and in the trash. [DietBlog]
• Bob’s Burgers, an animated show about a family-run burger restaurant, has been picked up for 13 episodes by Fox. [Yahoo 7]
• A farmer is suggesting that by shopping locally, gas prices will be lowered 25%. [RedandBlack]
• Four-foot sculptures of a pizza slice, hot dog, and hamburger mysteriously appeared on the lawn of a Loomis family. [Slashfood]
• China has approved two strains of genetically-modified rice. [WSJ]
• Scientists have grown pork meat in a laboratory for the first time, though it’s worth noting that they have not yet tasted it. [Times]
• 1,979 people went to the emergency room with bagel-related injuries last year. [WSJ]